Permanently Disabled & Specially Qualified Voters

Permanently Disabled Voters
A voter who is permanently disabled need not submit a request for an absentee ballot every election.

If such a voter submits a note from a registered physician indicating that they are disabled permanently, the Town Clerk will send the voter an application for an absentee ballot at the beginning of each year.

Upon receipt of the signed application, the Town Clerk will send the voter an absentee ballot prior to each election.

A Massachusetts citizen living outside of the United States, at least 18 years old and whose last residence in the United States was Massachusetts

You also may be a Specially Qualified Voter if you are otherwise eligible to be a registered voter, and your present domicile (a place where you live and plan to remain) is Massachusetts, and you meet one of the following conditions:

Out of Town because you are in the active service of the armed forces or merchant marine of the United States, or a spouse or dependent of such a person

Absent from the Commonwealth

Confined in a correctional facility or jail, except if by reason of felony conviction

About Amherst

The Town of Amherst, located in the lovely Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, is a diverse, inclusive community offering numerous educational and cultural opportunities.

Host to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the Town enjoys a tradition of open, professional, and high level of government services, quality education, support for open space and agriculture, and respect for its history.